Shannon-Scott family ofTexas papers 1848-1942, bulkdates 1875-1906

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Shannon-Scott family ofTexas papers 1848-1942, bulkdates 1875-1906

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The collection,consisting of photocopies of letters, genealogies, military documents,newspaper clippings, and modern reproductions of family photographs, pertainsto the Texas families of Alexander May Shannon and William B. Scott, Shannon'sfather in-law. Highlights of the collection are a number of letters written byShannon and Scott regarding U.S. Civil War battles (including the battle atGalveston) and daily life and living conditions in the army.

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Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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Shannon, Alexander May, 1839-1906

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Alexander May Shannon (1839-1906), scout and cavalryman under Confederate generals John Bell Hood, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Wade Hampton and Joseph Wheeler, and prominent Galveston, TX businessman, son of Granville B. and Unity (Williams) Shannon, was born in Arkansas on May 7, 1839. His family settled in Johnson County, TX, when he was 14, and later in Gonzalez County, TX, where he began teaching in 1859. When Texas seceded from the Union, Shannon raised a company and joined Sibley's brigade. He...

Scott, Bettie

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Scott, William Berryman, 1858-1947

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